The UC Santa Barbara softball team completed its eighth winning season in the last nine years and its third under head coach Brie Galicinao. During the 2011 campaign, the Gauchos set several school records and posted a 12-win improvement upon the 2010 season.

Jessica Soria, a transfer from Arizona Western College, will join the UC Santa Barbara softball team for the 2012 season it was announced by head coach Brie Galicinao. The outfielder is a two-time National Junior College Athletic Association Division I First Team All-American.